Egypt

War on Iran

How the Iran war is squeezing Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt from every direction

Disruptions at Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb and Suez are only half the story. Pressures are also piling up along their land borders
Books
In Egypt, leaving prison does not mean escaping the security state
Asim Qureshi
US Politics
The End Times: How Silicon Valley absorbed ‘techno-religious’ doomerism
War on Iran
A quarter-century after the 'war on terror' began, the American Middle East is over
Hesham Gaafar
United Nations
Trump heaps praise on Middle East leaders at UN meeting on Iran war
Human Rights
Egyptian detainees issue call for government to apply new caps to pretrial detention
Migration
US immigration policy is coming for your Saturday night plans
Sumayya Tobah
War on Iran
The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East
David Hearst
Human Rights
UAE president pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Sudan war
US diplomat Boulos won't name 'at least 12 countries' involved in Sudan war
Diplomacy
Xi’s Egypt visit tests Cairo’s balancing act
Covid-19
‘Racist’: Outrage after Egyptian driver kicks out Asian passenger over corona panic
Covid-19
Chaos at Cairo testing centre as Saudi demands visitors to prove being coronavirus-free
Covid-19
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia issues travel ban and threatens fines
Media
Arabic press review: MBS' lust for power ignites a royal family feud
Egypt Turmoil
Four Egyptians arrested as teenagers escape death sentence
Covid-19
Chaos at Cairo testing centre as Saudi Arabia demands visitors prove they are virus-free
Culture
Tourists with crocodiles in Nubia
Covid-19
Cancelled: Coronovirus has stopped these major events in the Middle East
Covid-19
Coronavirus: Egypt confirms 12 new cases on cruise ship in Luxor
Women
How a movie star (and my mother) made me a feminist
Covid-19
Conspiracies, remedies, remixes: Five ways the Middle East reacted to coronavirus
Covid-19
Egypt bans entry of Qataris ‘over coronavirus fears’